Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-16
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BE sure to set out few trees and
flowers this spring.
A young peoples temperance Union
has been organized in this city.
Mr.. Hutchins has been appointed
janitor for the new court house.
Jesse l.. Il. Ellis and wife of Kiowa,
took dinner at the Grand yesterday.
The cottonwood buds had begun to
swell before the cold spell of last week
The masquerade ball is billed for to-
morrow, Thursday night, at the opera
house.
Judge Stevens is now filling the posi-
of under-sheriff, vice VIM. Lindsey, re-
signed.
The choir of the Christian church
will meet at Mr.. McClearey's Saturday
night for practice.
a good rain and few warm days
would start the grass to growing, in
spite of the grounding.
Prof. Palmer has lately taken the
agency for a number Of pianos and or
gans. See his advertisement.
f. I. Vincent is now agent for the
Adams express company and has the
Office in with Wood 81 Vincent.
Mrs. Cook, mother of w. w. Cook, is
building nice cottage on Washington
avenue west, near Mrs. Doran's.
Nothing adds so much to the beauty
of a lawn as few well-chosen flowers.
1t also denotes taste and refinement.
Mr.. Stephen T. Dickerson will accept
our thanks for Indianapolis papers. con-
tanning full accounts of the senatorial
election.
The ''prairie schooner" is becoming
quite numerous. Whence it cOmeth and
whittier 1t goeth are things no Teller can
find out.
The new railroad has been completed
TO HazeltOn, and the depot at that place
is being built. 1t is within three blocks
of the center of town.
r. g. Williams this week traded his
house and lot on North Main street to
o. p. Poole for the latter's claim in the
southwest part of the county.
Elder NJ. Mcfarland, the new pastor
of the Christian church, in this city, ar
rived last week, and held services Sun
day. Services will he held regularly
hereafter.
Jas. Fleming has decided to locate at
Phoenix, Arizona, and with his wife
and child will start for his new home
this week. He was out there this
month on prospecting tour.
Hazelton Express: Medicine Lodge
has one of the very best hotels in south
ern Kansas, the Grand, and it is in
charge of one of the best landlords,
Mort Strong. This is free puff, and
we mean every word of it,"
The county commissioners were in
session yesterday. The petition for
the formation of HaZeltOn township
was laid over until the April meeting
of the board at the request of various
citizens of the proposed new township.
Pensioners are notified that DR.. E. ii.
Lockwood. of this city, has been APP
pointed L. ). examining surgeon for
this district, vice DIR. Gillette. The
time for the regular meeting of the
board at this place is the third Wednes-
day in each month.
The dinner at the residence of Mr..
III. G. Thompson, last Wednesday, given
by the Willing Workers, was largely at
tended. and was thoroughly enjoyed.
1t reflected much credit upon all who
were concerned in its management.
The receipts were quite satisfactory.
Mr.. Joseph Moravets, of Ogden, Iowa,
friend of Mr.. II. u. WbeelOck, is here
with the view Of seeking location in
Southern Kansas. He appears delight
ed with the country, and thinks that
many of his neighbors would decide to
locate here if they could only see it for
themselves.
The fruit crop is safe yet, in this sec
ton of country. There is not any great
amount of fruit raised here, as this is
a new country, but thousands of trees
were set out last spring, and more will
be put out this spring, and in few
years we expect to see this county be-
come vast orchard.
The Willing Workers, an organization
of ladies in the Christian church, have
agreed to pay 500 toward the pastors
salary. They have already paid the
first quarter of their subscription, in ad-
vance, and have nearly enough money
on hand to pay the second quarter. The
church here would be in bad fix were
1t not for the Willing Workers.
Tomorrow, Thursday, night, the
building association will let the first
loan under the new series of stock, to
the highest bidder. The interest is but
Z per cent, but the probability is that
the premium bid for the loan will make
the cost of the loan equal 10 per cent.
We know of several members who have
declared their intention of getting the
first loan.
Thursday. at noon the thermometer
was about 60 above, with gentle breeze
from the south. At l o'clock there was
stiff breeze from the north, and the
weather was growing colder every min
ute. At O'Clock there was slight
rain, which soon turned into sleet, and
by six o'clock the streets and sidewalks
were dangerous. Friday morning the
thermometer was down to zero, and
though the sun shone brightly nearly
all day, the sleet was not melted on the
shady side of the streets 1t was hard
spell on the unprotected cattle.
The now-famous case of Geo. Lat